Green Kingdom Come! Jesus and a Sustainable Earth Community

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Imagine Jesus walking throughout Galilee's lushness. Hear him speak about rain falling on an Earth containing no enemies. Laugh at the wit of Jesus. Enter stories about his best friend, Mary Magdalene. Jesus used snakes and crows as teachers. Wonder at the intelligence of animals, including chimpanzees. The Aramaic language of Jesus reveals earthy meaning. His teachings, examined in seventy sayings, are compatible with sustainability. qGreen Kingdom Come!q shows that the lifestyle and ministry of Jesus is green. This book is the first to connect Jesus with our ecological crises today. It features sustainable principles based on his sayings. It suggests green practices and attitudes. qGreen Kingdom Come!q weaves together science and religion. A cross-cultural appendix lists sixty sacred and secular names for the oneness of both Earth and universe systems. Help create an Earth Community livable for all species, a green kingdom come! About the Author Joe Grabill is a retired professor of history and director of peace studies at Illinois State University. He has made seven research trips to the Holy Land and has written the prize-winning, Protestant Diplomacy and the Near East. He gives leadership to a project of planting trees called Children a Elders Forest (www.ceforest.org) and to a community group, Imagine Green Bloomington/Normal (www.bn-green.org).They have a three-point plan. ... Instead, establish a clear carbon tax on all oil,
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Green Kingdom Come! Jesus and a Sustainable Earth Community

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Joe Grabill

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Wheatmark, Inc. - 2009

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